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The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions on Thursday issued guidelines recommending work from home facilities to be given to Group B and C employees of the central government. “Heads of Department (HoDs) may ensure that 50 per cent of Group B and C employees are required to attend […]
A new public interest litigation (PIL) was filed on Thursday in the Supreme Court seeking directions for immediate removal or dispersal of mass gathering at Shaheen Bagh in the national capital in view of the health hazards posed by coronavirus. The PIL was filed in the apex court by Advocate […]
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will move the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020 for consideration and passage in Lok Sabha on Thursday. Earlier this month, the Bill that seeks to improve governance and regulation of cooperative banks was introduced in Lok Sabha by Sitharaman amid ruckus […]
The Bar Council of India has hailed the nomination of former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi to Rajya Sabha and stated that this will act as a “bridge between the legislature and the judiciary”. It also termed the criticism by some of the former judges and a section of […]
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday approved demands for grants for Jammu and Kashmir for the next fiscal and the supplementary demands for grants for the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir from April 1, 2019 to October 30, 2019. The House also approved demands for grants in respect of the […]
The devotees visiting Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) were thermally scanned and provided hand sanitisers by the members of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of Coronavirus, here on Wednesday. Apart from this, an ambulance facility was set up outside the Gurudwara premises. […]
Union Minister for Communications Ravi Shankar Prasad informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that the government has decided to revive BSNL and MTNL, and that it is also giving packages to employees who sought voluntary retirement. “We strongly believe that the existence of a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) like […]
The Supreme Court will hear on Wednesday a plea by Sara Abdullah Pilot, seeking release from detention of her brother and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. On March 5, the apex court had said that it will hear, after Holi break, the petition filed by Sara Pilot, […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a telephonic conversation with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, and the two leaders discussed the global situation regarding the outbreak of coronavirus. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation today with the Crown Prince […]
Resident Welfare Association (RWA) members and Delhi Police on Tuesday talked to the protesters at Shaheen Bagh, urging them to call off their protest in wake of coronavirus outbreak, which has claimed three lives in the country so far. The protesters, who have been agitating since December 15 last year, […]
